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Feature Name (see definition): Rotch Dome Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 12936 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 62° 38' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 53' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.6333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.8833333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): Undulating snow dome lying immediately E of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 for William Rotch (1734-1828), and his brother, Francis Rotch, American whaling merchants of Nantucket and New Bedford, pioneers of the southern whale fishery, whose vessels also inaugurated the Canton fur trade for sealers. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Rotch Dome in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Rotch Dome information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Rotch Dome should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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